Tuesday, August 17, 2010
"Spain's electric car sales off target"
I'm all for reducing our dependency on foreign oil; however, electric cars don't seem to be a good answer.
After all, in addition to their high cost, they still need electricity, and, as of now, that still means oil and coal fired generating plants...
After all, in addition to their high cost, they still need electricity, and, as of now, that still means oil and coal fired generating plants...
U.K.'s BBC recently reported:
"Spain's plans to have 2,000 electric cars on the road by the end of 2010 have been dealt a blow as figures showed just 16 have been sold.
The government-backed REVE electric car and wind power project said 15 cars had been sold so far this year, in addition to one last year."
